England’s friendly international with Brazil will go ahead as planned on
Sunday, despite doubts last night over whether the Maracanã stadium would be
issued with a safety certificate.

An order issued yesterday by Judge Adriana Costa dos Santos suspended the
prestigious fixture, before that decision was overturned today after certain
technical documents were handed over.

The initial ruling was made after a prosecutor submitted a request for the
match to be cancelled because of a lack of assurances that work had been
finished, but a statement from the Rio state government today said that the
stadium complies with “all safety